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Yeah. It is really saying "One of our partners will take you for something" without any real guarantee the results are in line with the expectation of the stude

Yeah. It is really saying "One of our partners will take you for something" without any real guarantee the results are in line with the expectation of the student. Then again, Udacity is really trying to be a Software Dev Technical School so that is par for the course imo.

dsp1234 11y ago
secure for you the opportunity to make money through Udacity’s global mentorship or freelancing programs. They don't even promise a partner will take you for something. They just promise an "opportunity to make money". "Oh, you don't want to make an Android app for $10, well we gave you the opportunity. We're sad to see you passed on it"
- fweespeech 11y ago
  > "Oh, you don't want to make an Android app for $10, well we gave you the opportunity. We're sad to see you passed on it" That is what I meant by something.
- waterlesscloud 11y ago
  They do have minimum income, though it's quite low. "Further, in your new job Udacity guarantees that your gross income from such job will be in excess of your cost of tuition (pre-tax) within a 3 month period following job placement."
johnnyo 11y ago
Well it does set a minimum > Further, in your new job Udacity guarantees that your gross income from such job will be in excess of your cost of tuition (pre-tax) within a 3 month period following job placement But given you are paying about 3600 for the degree, that comes out to making minimum wage.
- dsp1234 11y ago
  Looking further at the terms: "* Graduate has not rejected any job offers."
  - bluehawk 11y ago
    Probably to fix a pretty obvious loophole: * Obtain degree * Turn down all jobs for 6 months * Get refunded, then get a job.
    - goodJobWalrus 11y ago
      So, you forgo 6 months salary, in order to get $3-4k tuition back. I guess if you didn't want to work anyways...
      - monsieurbanana 11y ago
        Backpacking through the world for 6 months while earning a bit of money? Count me in.
        1024core 11y ago
        Refund of your own money is not "earning money"...
    - dsp1234 11y ago
      What I was pointing out is that under the terms and conditions, you cannot reject any job offers and still get a refund. Regardless of how shitty the terms.
- fabianhjr 11y ago
  As someone who lives in a place where minimum wage is ~4 USD/day -> ~120 USD/month. Hell yeah!
  - MisterBastahrd 11y ago
    It only applies to US residents.

dsp1234 11y ago

secure for you the opportunity to make money through Udacity’s global mentorship or freelancing programs. They don't even promise a partner will take you for something. They just promise an "opportunity to make money". "Oh, you don't want to make an Android app for $10, well we gave you the opportunity. We're sad to see you passed on it"

fweespeech 11y ago
> "Oh, you don't want to make an Android app for $10, well we gave you the opportunity. We're sad to see you passed on it" That is what I meant by something.
waterlesscloud 11y ago
They do have minimum income, though it's quite low. "Further, in your new job Udacity guarantees that your gross income from such job will be in excess of your cost of tuition (pre-tax) within a 3 month period following job placement."

johnnyo 11y ago

Well it does set a minimum > Further, in your new job Udacity guarantees that your gross income from such job will be in excess of your cost of tuition (pre-tax) within a 3 month period following job placement But given you are paying about 3600 for the degree, that comes out to making minimum wage.

dsp1234 11y ago
Looking further at the terms: "* Graduate has not rejected any job offers."
- bluehawk 11y ago
  Probably to fix a pretty obvious loophole: * Obtain degree * Turn down all jobs for 6 months * Get refunded, then get a job.
  - goodJobWalrus 11y ago
    So, you forgo 6 months salary, in order to get $3-4k tuition back. I guess if you didn't want to work anyways...
    - monsieurbanana 11y ago
      Backpacking through the world for 6 months while earning a bit of money? Count me in.
      - 1024core 11y ago
        Refund of your own money is not "earning money"...
  - dsp1234 11y ago
    What I was pointing out is that under the terms and conditions, you cannot reject any job offers and still get a refund. Regardless of how shitty the terms.
fabianhjr 11y ago
As someone who lives in a place where minimum wage is ~4 USD/day -> ~120 USD/month. Hell yeah!
- MisterBastahrd 11y ago
  It only applies to US residents.